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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the defendant's Petition for Removal. The defendant argued that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) improperly set an expedited hearing instead of a mandatory settlement conference and should not have retained the case for trial. The WCAB adopted the ALJ's report, finding no procedural error and that the defendant failed to meet the requirements for disqualification. Consequently, the petition for removal and any potential disqualification request were denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the defendant's Petition for Removal. The defendant argued that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) improperly set an expedited hearing instead of a mandatory settlement conference and should not have retained the case for trial. The WCAB adopted the ALJ's report, finding no procedural error and that the defendant failed to meet the requirements for disqualification. Consequently, the petition for removal and any potential disqualification request were denied.
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